Clearscope vs Frase
Two of fourteen models named Clearscope first on the direct prompt; zero named Frase. Clearscope was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Frase by twelve and Clearscope carries 48 labels and Frase 32, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the SEO and content optimization platforms page.
By framing
ClearscopeFirst choices, of fourteen modelsFrase
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Clearscope and Frase were named in the same answer fifty-nine times, of the 131 answers naming Clearscope and the 96 naming Frase. In those answers Frase took the first choice twelve times and Clearscope three.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | | |
Clearscope Frase first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Clearscope on the left and Frase on the right.The direct prompt
Clearscope first, Frase an alternative
2 of 14 modelsFrase was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Clearscope14%#3 of 12Frase3%#8 of 12Clearscope11%#4 of 11Frase0%#– of 11What the models said about Clearscope
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“tools such as Surfer, Clearscope, or similar editors | Their term suggestions and scores can help with coverage, but they're recommendations—not proof” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“Content Optimization Suites (Frase, Surfer, Clearscope) ... Use these to check your word count limits, not as a writing template.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“bloated enterprise platforms like Semrush, Ahrefs, or Clearscope, which easily run $100 to over $150 per month” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Clearscope: An enterprise content optimization platform that uses AI to grade content for topical depth and comprehensiveness” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I recommend considering Clearscope or Scalenut as your SEO content optimization tool.” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“the pairing of Semrush and Clearscope remains the most reliable, high-performing combination” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Frase
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Be especially cautious with: Frase.io due to billing practices and lifetime deal issues” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Content Optimization Suites (Frase, Surfer, Clearscope) ... They lack context.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Examples: Surfer SEO, Frase, Clearscope (when relied on too heavily)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“"The best SEO content platform for a team that wants research, writing, publishing, and AI-search optimization in one connected loop is Frase"” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“The most affordable tool that combines research, brief generation, AI writing, and optimization... Frase and NeuronWriter offer the best value” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“or Frase Solo ~$15-39/mo if you want brief creation + AI-assisted drafting in one place” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.